sequoia at dusk

[piranha]

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GC1JD32 [Phoenix Rising] -- best location yet. we didn't even know this was here: the harmac arboretum, apparently abandoned for a time, and now owned by the RDN (regional district of nanaimo), who will possibly restore it. lots of lovely conifers, planted between 1956 and 1975, including several giant sequoias and california redwoods. definitely coming back here. we cleaned up some garbage, and i want to know how to volunteer for helping fix this place up. the cache is under an amazing maple. took the travelbug "zombie" (very appropriately named), left a puzzle and a reflective strip.

GC1JFWM [Clean Your Car for No Cash Cache] -- i didn't even want to go here, but the paramour made begging eyes, so how could i resist. turned out that the location was worth the short hunt for the nano cache -- a free, self-serve car wash that belongs to harmac (wood pulp). you just drive through it and it sprays some water on you. i know, not a thrill a minute, but kinda fun to find out here, and the truck could use it. couldn't open the cache because it was so tightly closed that one pair of pliers was not enough. cleaned up garbage here as well.